“The 2024 presidential election signals that Prabowo’s human rights record and the unethical process through which his running mate was nominated were not significant factors for Indonesian voters. What implications does this have?” asks Sandra Hamid.

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“As the Indonesian Development Partnership Plan progresses, it will be important to observe how the Australian Government takes feedback from Indonesian experts,” says Sandra Hamid.
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“Indonesia’s next chapter is about to begin, and it’s time for international agencies to reflect on how they align their development agendas,” says Sandra Hamid. Development Intelligence Lab

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“Retaining the [Recognised Seasonal Employer’s] Pacific preference — a preference that was built into the scheme’s original design — should remain the priority,” says Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford.

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“There will likely be no shortage of demand from RSE employers for increased recruitment from Asia should the [New Zealand] govt proceed with its pre-election promise to double the cap by the end of the decade,” say Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford.

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“Despite the relatively small number of RSE workers [from Asia] in any given year, the RSE employers who recruit them regard them as an important component of their annual seasonal labour supply,” say Charlotte Bedford and Richard Bedford.

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'There needs to be a paradigm shift that equitably integrates the wider family unit, esp youth & women, into cocoa farming systems. Without this, the survival & sustainable growth of the industry are at risk,' say Tom Swan, Josie Saul & Chris Fidelis.

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'In PNG, youth and the family unit are critical to the success of smallholder farming and priority should be given to engaging and empowering both at all stages of cocoa production and export,' say Tom Swan, Josie Saul and Chris Fidelis.

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'[Despite the current high global demand and prices] challenges persist for the future of the PNG cocoa industry, including the ageing of the population of smallholder farmers,' say Tom Swan, Josie Saul and Chris Fidelis.

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📢 Dr Arsenio M. Balisacan, the Philippines’ secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority will present at the 2024 Australasian AID Conference. 🇵🇭

Mark your diaries for #AAC2024 from 3-5 December at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy.

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“Madak Beach once again bustled with residents tending to their fishponds, and looking for fish and crabs amid the lush #mangroves ,” say Ahmad Jayadi, Manu Dresta & Edd Wright. World Neighbors
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“Now we’re together again, & ready to face the future with renewed optimism in what we can achieve when we work with nature to protect what’s most valuable to us,” says Cendi Manik resident Inaq Pesah. Ahmad Jayadi, Manu Dresta & Edd Wright on #mangroves .
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🚨 Register now!
Join us on 3 May, Alyssa Leng presents on Are government ministers in Papua New Guinea more likely to be re-elected?

⏰12.30pm - 1.30pm (AEDT/PGT)
📍In person at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy or #UPNG or online
📝Register here: events.devpolicy.org/20240503-media

“In 2013 Cendi Manik fell victim to a powerful cyclone where tidal waves battered the village, destroying acres of fish ponds which were the primary livelihood sources for hundreds of villagers,” say Ahmad Jayadi, Manu Dresta & Edd Wright. World Neighbors
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“AIFFP should revise its business case and explain what it is doing to ensure that any port expansion financed by Australia is operated for the benefit of PNG, not a foreign multinational,” say Stephen Howes & Bobby Kunda.
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“AIFFP has in fact recently posted some information about the PNG ports investment. Remarkably, the 14-page business case contains not a single word about port pricing or policy risks more generally,” say Stephen Howes and Bobby Kunda.
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“PNG’s ICCC found that the prices ICTSI was charging … were exorbitant, so much so that it earned a rate of return in excess of 100% in 2022,” say Stephen Howes & Bobby Kunda. “[That] means that in a single year your profits exceed your total investment.”
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“Both Wale and Kenilorea really want Sogavare out of power [in Solomon Islands],” says Terence Wood from devpolicy.org. “Going by candidates alone, it would seem as if a coalition of SIDP and United Party MPs could topple Sogavare.”
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“Voters very rarely vote along party lines in Solomon Islands: they vote based on individual candidate attributes,” says Terence Wood. “Parties do still play a role in the country’s electoral politics but their role is in the govt formation process.”
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🚨 Last chance!
Join us today, Maholopa Laveil presents on Papua New Guinea’s fiscal decentralisation: Lessons from the last 15 years.

⏰1.30-2.30pm (AEDT) 12.30pm - 1.30pm (PGT)
📍In person at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy or #UPNG or online
📝Register here: events.devpolicy.org/20240405-media